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BAM 110 21 of 28 APPLICATION FILING AND REGISTRATION BPB 2025-003 1-1-2025

BRIDGES ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

All department programs are registered using the registration func- tions on Bridges including Direct Support Services and SER. When registering an application with minimum information, use judgment to code race and sex. The assigned specialist must update the coding, if necessary, when the application is completed. Note: For FAP and CDC only, select unknown when the client chooses not to declare their ethnicity and/or race. CDC, MA and FAP A photocopy or fax of an application or the filing form is acceptable. FIP, SDA, and RCA Only Treat a fax of an application or filing form as an incomplete applica- tion. However, the original signed application must be received by MDHHS before benefits are approved. FAP Only Register joint applications received from the Social Security Admin- istration following normal registration procedures; register all pro- grams the client has checked on page 1. Bridges screens for expedited processing of all FAP applications; see BAM 116. REDETERMINA- TIONS Record the receipt of a signed MDHHS-1010, Redetermination Form, in Bridges. The MDHHS-1010 receipt date is the date the signed form is received in the local office. FAP Only If an untimely redetermination application is the client’s fault, record receipt of the redetermination packet as described above and document client fault in Bridges. The standard of promptness is extended 30 days when the household/client is at fault; see BAM 210 Redetermination/Ex Parte Review. A photocopy or fax of a MDHHS-1171 and MDHHS-1171-FAP, Supplement-Food Assistance Program, MDHHS-1010, MDHHS- 2240-A or the MDHHS-1046 is acceptable.